Evaluation of an ablative and non-ablative laser procedure in the treatment of striae distensae

Abstract

We observed no satisfactory clinical improvement in striae distensae alba lesions although histopathological changes were seen. We suggest that variable square pulse Er: YAG and long pulse Nd: YAG lasers are not useful in the treatment of striae distensae alba.

Clinical and immunohistochemical comparative study of the efficacy of carboxytherapy vs platelet‐rich plasma in treatment of stretch marks

“…Many therapeutic modalities have been tried including topical retinoid, microdermabrasion, radiofrequency, photothermolysis, intense pulsed light, ablative and nonablative laser, and fractional lasers, but no consistently effective modality is available yet …”

Combination of a 2940 nm Er:YAG laser with recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor (rb‐bFGF) and light‐emitting diode‐red light (LED‐RL) for the treatment of striae alba: A pilot study

“…One was case report of two patients with axillary SD, compared 2940 nm Er:YAG AFL with a 585‐nm PDL, found 2940‐nm Er:YAG AFL had effect on improving the appearance of SD with 3‐5 treatment sessions, PDL treatment particularly was a good candidate for striae rubra, but lack of statistical evidence . Another split‐lesion study conducted by Gungor et al . compared the efficacy of 2940 nm variable square pulse (VSP) erbium: YAG laser and 1064 nm long pulse (LP) Nd:YAG laser on 20 female volunteers of SD, all subjects received three treatments monthly.…”

“…Following occlusion with a plastic film for 2 hours, the subjects received treatment with the 2940‐nm Er:YAG AFL 6 times at 4‐week intervals. According to our preliminary trial of two patients, we found after six times treatments the appearance of striae alba could achieve a significant improvement, combined with the studies in treatment of SD using 2940‐nm Er:YAG AFL devices and the patient's economic strength, the final choice was six times. The operator wore goggles, and the patient wore an eye mask.…”

“…described case report of two patients with axillary SD, using 2940 nm Er:YAG AFL in comparison with a 585‐nm PDL, found 2940‐nm Er:YAG AFL had effect on improving the appearance of SD but lack of statistical evidence. Another study Gungor et al . treated 20 women, compared the efficacy of 2940 nm variable square pulse (VSP) erbium: YAG laser and 1064 nm long pulse (LP) Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of SD, 17 striae alba had poor response and three striae rubra had moderate response to both two lasers.…”

Protocols for the Treatment of Stretch Marks of the Skin: A Systematic Review of Intervention

“…Although its molecular pathogenesis is not fully understood, evidence shows that stretch marks are caused by rapid stretching of the skin due to pregnancy, weight gain, rapid growth, also caused by diseases such as Cushing's syndrome and excessive use of steroids [1,4,5,6,7].…”